HOURLY READINGS


 

AT 5 P.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE
WAS 25 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 92 PER
CENT.
DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING'S
PARK WAS 0.6. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS LOW.

 

THE BAND OF INTENSE THUNDERY SHOWERS TO THE WEST OF THE
PEARL RIVER ESTUARY IS EDGING TOWARDS HONG KONG. LOCALLY,
THERE WILL BE HEAVY SHOWERS, THUNDERSTORMS AND INTENSE
GUSTS SHORTLY. WHETHER A HIGHER RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL
NEEDS TO BE ISSUED DEPENDS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BAND
OF THUNDERY SHOWERS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE ON THE
ALERT AND CONTINUE TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION.

VIOLENT GUSTS REACHING 90 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR ABOVE MAY
AFFECT HONG KONG. MEMBERS OF PUBLIC SHOULD SEEK SAFE
SHELTER IMMEDIATELY.

 

PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT:

 

THE AMBER RAINSTORM WARNING SIGNAL HAS BEEN ISSUED.
THE THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED. IT WILL REMAIN
EFFECTIVE UNTIL 8:30 P.M. TODAY. A FEW SEVERE SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER HONG KONG.
THE LANDSLIP WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED.

 

THE AIR TEMPERATURES AT OTHER PLACES WERE:

 

KING'S PARK                 24 DEGREES;
WONG CHUK HANG              26 DEGREES;
TA KWU LING                 22 DEGREES;
LAU FAU SHAN                22 DEGREES;
TAI PO                      23 DEGREES;
SHA TIN                     25 DEGREES;
TUEN MUN                    23 DEGREES;
TSEUNG KWAN O               24 DEGREES;
SAI KUNG                    25 DEGREES;
CHEUNG CHAU                 23 DEGREES;
CHEK LAP KOK                24 DEGREES;
TSING YI                    24 DEGREES;
SHEK KONG                   22 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN HO KOON           23 DEGREES;
TSUEN WAN SHING MUN VALLEY  23 DEGREES;
HONG KONG PARK              24 DEGREES;
SHAU KEI WAN                23 DEGREES;
KOWLOON CITY                25 DEGREES;
HAPPY VALLEY                25 DEGREES;
WONG TAI SIN                25 DEGREES;
STANLEY                     25 DEGREES;
KWUN TONG                   24 DEGREES;
SHAM SHUI PO                24 DEGREES;
KAI TAK RUNWAY PARK         25 DEGREES;
YUEN LONG PARK              23 DEGREES;
TAI MEI TUK                 23 DEGREES.

 

BETWEEN 3:45 AND 4:45 P.M., LIGHTNING WAS DETECTED WITHIN
NEW TERRITORIES EAST. THE RAINFALL RECORDED IN VARIOUS
REGIONS WERE:

 

 
NORTH DISTRICT                   3 TO 22 MM;
TAI PO                           0 TO 16 MM;
ISLANDS DISTRICT                  0 TO 9 MM;
YUEN LONG                         0 TO 6 MM;
CENTRAL & WESTERN DISTRICT        1 TO 2 MM;
SAI KUNG                          0 TO 2 MM;
SOUTHERN DISTRICT                 0 TO 2 MM;
KWAI TSING                        0 TO 1 MM;
TSUEN WAN                         0 TO 1 MM;
WAN CHAI                          0 TO 1 MM;
YAU TSIM MONG                     0 TO 1 MM;
SHAM SHUI PO                      0 TO 1 MM.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 17:08 HKT ON 04.05.2024